MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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